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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/35] Specific platform to run OVMF in Xen PVH and HVM guests
To: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@citrix.com>, devel@edk2.groups.io
Cc: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, Ard Biesheuvel
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From: "Laszlo Ersek" <lersek@redhat.com>
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Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 17:06:53 +0200
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On 07/04/19 16:41, Anthony PERARD wrote:
> Patch series available in this git branch:
> https://xenbits.xen.org/git-http/people/aperard/ovmf.git br.platform-xen-pvh-v3
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've started to create a Xen specific platform, in OvmfPkg/XenOvmf.dsc
> with the goal to make it work on both Xen HVM and Xen PVH.
> 
> The first few patches only create the platform and duplicate some code from
> OvmfPkg and the later patches makes OVMF boot in a Xen PVH guest and can boot
> a Linux guest.
> 
> After this patch series, I'd like to wait a bit before removing Xen support
> from the OvmfPkg*.dsc, to allow time to switch to the new Xen only platform,
> maybe 1 year.
> 
> To build and boot:
> 
> To build, simply run OvmfPkg/build.sh -p OvmfPkg/OvmfXen.dsc
> Then use OVMF.fd as a kernel of a pvh guest config file (with xl/libxl).
> 
> Patch series available in this git branch:
> https://xenbits.xen.org/git-http/people/aperard/ovmf.git br.platform-xen-pvh-v3

I intend to continue the review with [PATCH v3 11/35], next week.

Thanks
Laszlo